Product Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Product Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Product Management over the 6 months to 28 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 310 205 222
Rank change year-on-year -105 +17 +90
Permanent jobs citing Product Management 538 2,376 2,157
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.99% 1.89% 1.68%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.05% 1.98% 1.76%
Number of salaries quoted 411 1,072 1,262
10th Percentile £44,560 £47,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,119 £56,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.69% -
75th Percentile £86,875 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £120,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,000 £59,750 £59,000
% change year-on-year +3.77% +1.27% +2.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Product Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 51,121 120,104 122,523
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.09% 95.72% 95.43%
Number of salaries quoted 36,956 73,203 81,032
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,313 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.69% +7.27%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Product Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Product Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Product Management.

Salary trend for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Product Management over the 6 months to 28 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Product Management in the UK

Product Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Product Management within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 2023. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -94 477 £70,000 -3.45% 417
London -99 249 £80,000 -2.44% 224
UK excluding London -61 248 £62,000 +3.77% 204
Work from Home -118 219 £73,090 +0.81% 177
South East -19 95 £55,000 -10.20% 69
North of England +45 38 £62,000 +12.73% 51
Midlands +35 36 £51,000 -7.27% 32
East of England +71 31 £150,000 +130.77% 16
West Midlands +24 28 £51,000 -5.31% 17
North West +74 26 £62,000 -11.43% 30
South West +33 18 £62,500 -21.88% 23
Scotland -7 13 £73,090 +53.87% 11
Wales +10 12 £69,877 +7.50% 4
Yorkshire +57 9 £62,000 +63.16% 14
East Midlands +40 8 £49,990 -13.06% 15
Northern Ireland +37 5 £70,295 -12.13% 3
North East +30 3 £73,090 +46.18% 7

Product Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 20 (3.72%) Confluence
2 4 (0.74%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.37%) Apache Spark
3 2 (0.37%) CMS
3 2 (0.37%) Drupal
4 1 (0.19%) Apache
4 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.19%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.49%) InDesign
3 8 (1.49%) Photoshop
4 7 (1.30%) SPSS
5 4 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.37%) Trello
7 1 (0.19%) InVision
7 1 (0.19%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.19%) OrCAD
7 1 (0.19%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.19%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.19%) Sketch
7 1 (0.19%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 18 (3.35%) Endur
2 13 (2.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.49%) Distributed Ledger
4 7 (1.30%) OpenLink RightAngle
5 5 (0.93%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.56%) Infor M3
7 2 (0.37%) Demantra
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle ASCP
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle iSupplier
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle SCM
8 1 (0.19%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.19%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (9.85%) SaaS
2 41 (7.62%) AWS
3 34 (6.32%) Azure
4 27 (5.02%) dbt
5 21 (3.90%) Power Platform
6 14 (2.60%) GCP
7 12 (2.23%) Figma
8 9 (1.67%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (1.49%) Google Analytics
10 6 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.74%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (0.74%) GitHub
11 4 (0.74%) PaaS
12 3 (0.56%) Amazon SQS
12 3 (0.56%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.56%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.56%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.56%) Serverless
12 3 (0.56%) WhatsApp
13 2 (0.37%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.86%) WAN
2 8 (1.49%) VoIP
3 7 (1.30%) 5G
4 6 (1.12%) PBX
4 6 (1.12%) SD-WAN
5 5 (0.93%) VPN
6 4 (0.74%) DWDM
6 4 (0.74%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.74%) Firewall
6 4 (0.74%) LAN
6 4 (0.74%) Network Security
6 4 (0.74%) SDH
6 4 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.56%) 3G
7 3 (0.56%) Modbus
7 3 (0.56%) Unified Communications
7 3 (0.56%) Wireless
8 2 (0.37%) Internet
8 2 (0.37%) MPLS
8 2 (0.37%) SONET
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (4.46%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.42%) Relational Database
3 12 (2.23%) Power BI
4 11 (2.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 10 (1.86%) RDBMS
5 10 (1.86%) Tableau
6 5 (0.93%) MongoDB
6 5 (0.93%) NoSQL
7 4 (0.74%) Looker
8 3 (0.56%) Big Data
8 3 (0.56%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.37%) Metadata
9 2 (0.37%) MySQL
9 2 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.19%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.19%) Mixpanel
10 1 (0.19%) Redash
Development Applications
1 32 (5.95%) JIRA
2 3 (0.56%) Git
2 3 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
2 3 (0.56%) webpack
3 2 (0.37%) Postman
3 2 (0.37%) TeamCity
3 2 (0.37%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.19%) Appium
4 1 (0.19%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.19%) REST Assured
4 1 (0.19%) Selenium
4 1 (0.19%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.19%) Subversion
4 1 (0.19%) TestRail
General
1 179 (33.27%) Social Skills
2 151 (28.07%) Finance
3 97 (18.03%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (16.73%) Marketing
5 57 (10.59%) Retail
6 52 (9.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (5.95%) Legal
8 30 (5.58%) Presentation Skills
9 23 (4.28%) Manufacturing
9 23 (4.28%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (4.09%) Telecoms
11 21 (3.90%) Public Sector
12 20 (3.72%) Banking
13 19 (3.53%) Games
14 15 (2.79%) Advertising
15 14 (2.60%) Digital Economy
16 11 (2.04%) Back Office
17 10 (1.86%) Aviation
17 10 (1.86%) Law
18 9 (1.67%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 176 (32.71%) Product Manager
2 80 (14.87%) Senior
3 58 (10.78%) Product Owner
4 37 (6.88%) Lead
5 29 (5.39%) Analyst
6 26 (4.83%) Designer
6 26 (4.83%) Senior Manager
7 23 (4.28%) Development Manager
8 22 (4.09%) Senior Product Manager
9 18 (3.35%) Senior Designer
10 17 (3.16%) Business Analyst
10 17 (3.16%) Head of Engineering
10 17 (3.16%) UX Designer
11 14 (2.60%) Senior UX Designer
12 13 (2.42%) Digital Product Manager
12 13 (2.42%) Project Manager
13 12 (2.23%) Consultant
13 12 (2.23%) Developer
13 12 (2.23%) Software Manager
13 12 (2.23%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.53%) React
2 17 (3.16%) Node.js
3 13 (2.42%) CSS
3 13 (2.42%) Web Services
4 12 (2.23%) .NET
5 11 (2.04%) HTML
6 9 (1.67%) REST
7 5 (0.93%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.93%) RESTful
8 4 (0.74%) JSON
8 4 (0.74%) Middleware
8 4 (0.74%) Ruby on Rails
8 4 (0.74%) Smart Contracts
8 4 (0.74%) XML
9 3 (0.56%) GraphQL
9 3 (0.56%) Kafka
9 3 (0.56%) NestJS
9 3 (0.56%) SOAP
9 3 (0.56%) Velocity
9 3 (0.56%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 134 (24.91%) Product Ownership
2 23 (4.28%) Mobile App
3 22 (4.09%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.90%) Management Information System
5 16 (2.97%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.79%) Virtual Team
7 13 (2.42%) Blockchain
7 13 (2.42%) Cloud Native
8 11 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
8 11 (2.04%) Marketing Technology
8 11 (2.04%) Robotics
9 9 (1.67%) Blog
9 9 (1.67%) Swaptions
10 8 (1.49%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.49%) Mobile Games
11 7 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.30%) Equities
11 7 (1.30%) Fixed Income
11 7 (1.30%) FMCG
11 7 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.67%) Linux
2 5 (0.93%) Windows
3 4 (0.74%) Android
4 3 (0.56%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.56%) Unix
5 2 (0.37%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.19%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (59.29%) Agile
2 235 (43.68%) Roadmaps
3 133 (24.72%) Problem-Solving
4 118 (21.93%) Product Roadmap
5 99 (18.40%) User Experience
6 74 (13.75%) Scrum
7 73 (13.57%) Computer Science
8 68 (12.64%) Stakeholder Management
9 65 (12.08%) Product Strategy
10 63 (11.71%) Customer Experience
11 61 (11.34%) Continuous Improvement
12 57 (10.59%) Project Management
13 56 (10.41%) Analytics
14 55 (10.22%) Software Engineering
15 49 (9.11%) Fintech
16 44 (8.18%) Project Delivery
16 44 (8.18%) User Stories
17 42 (7.81%) Decision-Making
18 41 (7.62%) Artificial Intelligence
18 41 (7.62%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 31 (5.76%) Python
2 29 (5.39%) SQL
3 23 (4.28%) Java
3 23 (4.28%) TypeScript
4 16 (2.97%) C#
5 15 (2.79%) JavaScript
6 11 (2.04%) Ruby
7 9 (1.67%) VB
8 6 (1.12%) PHP
9 4 (0.74%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.37%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.37%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.37%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.37%) Scala
10 2 (0.37%) VBA
11 1 (0.19%) Assembly Language
11 1 (0.19%) C
11 1 (0.19%) C++
11 1 (0.19%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 178 (33.09%) Degree
2 58 (10.78%) Computer Science Degree
3 41 (7.62%) Security Cleared
4 34 (6.32%) SC Cleared
5 22 (4.09%) HNC
6 16 (2.97%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.30%) Postgraduate
8 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.74%) CSPO
9 4 (0.74%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.56%) CISSP
10 3 (0.56%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.56%) PMP
11 2 (0.37%) CCDA
11 2 (0.37%) CCIE
11 2 (0.37%) CCNA
11 2 (0.37%) CCNP
11 2 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.37%) MCAD
11 2 (0.37%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.69%) QA
2 24 (4.46%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.30%) PMO
4 6 (1.12%) EMIR
4 6 (1.12%) MiFID
5 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.74%) SLA
6 3 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.56%) GDPR
6 3 (0.56%) WCAG
7 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.19%) GxP
8 1 (0.19%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.19%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.19%) SOC 2
System Software
1 13 (2.42%) Docker
2 6 (1.12%) IAG
2 6 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.37%) vSphere
4 1 (0.19%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.19%) Squid
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 5 (0.93%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.37%) Ansible
2 2 (0.37%) Grafana
3 1 (0.19%) Control-M
3 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
3 1 (0.19%) Nagios
3 1 (0.19%) NetBackup
3 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.19%) Salt
3 1 (0.19%) VxRail
Vendors
1 48 (8.92%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.02%) Oracle
3 14 (2.60%) Google
4 11 (2.04%) OpenLink
5 10 (1.86%) Sybase
6 9 (1.67%) TIBCO
6 9 (1.67%) VMware
7 8 (1.49%) Adobe
7 8 (1.49%) Siebel
8 7 (1.30%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.30%) SAP
9 6 (1.12%) Siemens
10 5 (0.93%) Cisco
10 5 (0.93%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.74%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.56%) Dell
12 3 (0.56%) Facebook
12 3 (0.56%) Infor
12 3 (0.56%) Veeam
13 2 (0.37%) Apple